Improvement in shoes



- JAMES'A. ROSE-fit GEORGE I. MASON."

Improvement in'Shoes. .No. 326,836. Pat nmdma mnmzt UNITED $TA'1ESOFFICE.

JAMES A. ROSE AND GEORGE I. MASON, OF PRAIRIE CITY ILLINOIS.

IMPROVEMENT IN SHOES.

Specification forming part of Letters Patent No. 126,836, dated May 14,1872.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that we, JAMES A. ROsE and GEORGE I. MASON, of Prairie City,in the county of McDonough and in the State of II- linois, have inventedcertain new and useful Improvements in Shoes; and do hereby declare thatthe following is a full, clear, and exact description thereof, referencebeing had to the accompanying drawing and to the letters of referencemarked thereon making a part'of ilar view of the dirt-excluder, and Fig.4 of the shoe-upper.

A represents the main part of the shoe-upper made of any suitablematerial, and which may be right, left, or straight, as required. Brepresents the dirt-excluder, which isfastened to the inner surface ofthe upperA at the dot ted line a a. On the other side of the slit oropening in the upper A, at b, is attached the lapel O, which falls overthe dirt-excluder B. On the lapel O are projections D, cut in the formof straps, in one piece with the lapel, and said projections or strapsare to be fastened down to the upper A in any suitable manner. Similarprojections'or straps D are also cut with the upper A, to be fastened tothe lapel in any suitable manner. There may be one or more of saidstraps both on the upper and lapel, or they may be all cut on either, asmay be desired. By this means the dirt is prevented from coming in tothe foot.

Having thus fully described our invention, what we claim as new, anddesire to secure by Letters Patent, is-

A shoe-upper, A, and lapel C out of the pattern shown, with strapprojections D in the same piece, substantially as set forth.

In testimony that we claim the foregoing we have hereunto set our handsthis 11th day of March, 1872.

JAMES A. ROSE. GEORGE I. MASON.

Witnesses:

JOSEPH S. ARNUP, E. A. BOYNTON.

